The Oldest Man. Soldier 120 Years of Age
Probably the oldest soldier In the world, Andrei Nikolaievitsch Schmidt, who Is aged 120, and fought in the Russian army during the Napoleonic wars,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1909
132 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 7
The Oldest Man. Soldier 120 Years of Age
Probably the oldest soldier in the world, Andrel Nikolaievitsch Schmidt, who is aged 120, and fought in the Russian army during the Napoleonic wars,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Massacres in Asia Minor. Thirty Thousand Killed. Soldiers Join Fanatics. London, May 5
Outrages are still reported from Southern Asia Minor. Further massacres have taken place at Adana. Four thousand soldiers, who should be restoring order, are looting,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poor Soldier Bill
All day long In the attic Sits poor old Soldier Bill, Not one soul there to cheer him, And all about so still…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Charity and War Contributions. To the Editor
Dear Sir,—It is striking to read some of the paragraphs in the newspapers lately published. Some few months back a number of families in Yass district were burnt out, and had scarcely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cost of War. To the Editor
Dear Sir,—Your splendid leader in Tuesday's issue should give food for earnest thought, and also for earnest effort on the part of all right thinking people, who desire the peace and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WAR. To the Editor
Sir,—Accept my warmest thanks for your able leader on the cost of war. Just now, when there is a danger of Australia being carried away by a wave of militarism, it is well to hear…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Slave of the Needle. English War Office Work. One Penny an Hour
The sensational story of Mrs Thorogood, the Lambeth woman who told the local guardians that she "finished" Volunteers' trousers, supplied to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Church and War. To the Editor
Sir,—Since it seems to be the correct thing in Goulburn to pelt parsons with paper pellets from party pop-guns, no great harm can be done if in replying to "A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preparedness for War. Sir Ian Hamilton's Teachings. London, June 2
General Sir Ian Hamilton, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief the Southern Command, has been appointed Adjutant-General of the Forces, and second military member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WAR. To the Editor
Sir,—It was with pleasure and deep interest that I read the letter in your issue of 29th by G. C. Johnson, but allow me to correct a wrong impression—I did not say…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Furlough in England. a Boon for Soldiers
Soldiers on service in India, who have hitherto been cut off from their relatives on account of the prohibitive cost of the journey home, are to be given facilities…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No More War. a Scientist's Joyful Prophecy
The joyous prospect that science may yet make war impossible is held out by a French scientist. Dr. Gustave Le Bon. He says this consummation may…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Persian Tribes on the War Path
Persian tribes are ravaging the districts west of the Caspian Sea. It is estimated that 5,000 of the inhabitants have been killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers of Christ and Good Patriots. Resist to the Last Man
Addressing the members of the Catholic Cadet Corps at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday afternoon, Archbishop Carr said that the cadet…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Young Soldiers. the American Boys' Visit
Efforts are being made by Captain A. W. Parsonage to form a half-squadron (36) of Mounted Cadets at Wagg[?]. Candidates, it is notified…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerial War Ships. Large Vessel Building
An important and interesting announcement has been made by the Parliamentary Aerial Defence Committee, which was recently formed to deal with the problem of aerial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Civil War in Persia
Sharp skirmishing has taken between the Nationalists and the troops of the North-west of Teheran. The British and Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War and Woman. with Apologies to Man
War has been described as a wholesale means of making heroes which if planned in a small way would produce only murderers. A wedding has been described as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War! War Is Neither to Be Feared Nor Provoked
When two people cannot agree on a certain point the matter in dispute is perhaps referred to a court of law, or probably fought out in a 24ft. ring. This latter mode, although not so…
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